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Simple:Press Version 5.7.2Gerard on Chord Structurehttps://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/recording-and-musicology/chord-structure/page-2/#p63390
Recording and musicologyhttps://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/recording-and-musicology/chord-structure/page-2/#p63390Jazzy chords, fancy chords, and what not. But I do believe that the chords of the Beatles are easier to play and "sounds" just as great, they could progress just as fancy as those.
]]>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 02:46:30 -0600Funny Paper on Chord Structurehttps://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/recording-and-musicology/chord-structure/#p63383
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]]>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:32:17 -0600Funny Paper on Chord Structurehttps://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/recording-and-musicology/chord-structure/#p63350
Recording and musicologyhttps://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/recording-and-musicology/chord-structure/#p63350As far as innovation and complexity with chord progressions, James Taylor and Stevie Wonder blow John and Paul utterly out of the water.

A great book to check out if you'd like to know about the chords the Beatles used in their writing.

The Song Writing Secrets of The Beatles by Dominic Pedler

]]>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 22:55:39 -0600Rat Salad on Chord Structurehttps://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/recording-and-musicology/chord-structure/#p51856
Recording and musicologyhttps://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/recording-and-musicology/chord-structure/#p51856I don't prefer McCartney songs, as songs, at least not the latter ones. I prefer the Lennon and Harrison ones. As arrangements, they are less adventurous but more introspective, moody, angry. But Paul's are more amibitious, more Broadway, more polished, more likely to last, and apparently more copied and appreciated by other performers. They flatter the audience and produce a better show.

As chords, I can anticipate Lennon's and Harrison's. Not Pauls, but I'm no expert. Penny Lane, while not very intersting to me emotionally, is certainly a good and unexpected piece of writing.

]]>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 07:13:36 -0500meanmistermustard on Chord Structurehttps://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/recording-and-musicology/chord-structure/#p51746
Recording and musicologyhttps://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/recording-and-musicology/chord-structure/#p51746Its fine for folks to love Penny Lane ive just never got it and i was actually comparing PL with Hello, Goodbye and With a Little Help, which are incidently from the same time period (not that that was deliberate in any way shape or form), in that i find it ok just nothing spectacular.

Maybe its a family thing as none of my family are big fans of PL either.

And incidently i prefer Love Me Do to She's Leaving Home tho i appreciate SLH far more after hearing the multitracks. John and Paul's vocals are lush fitting ...]]>

meanmistermustard said
Still nowhere as dreadful and spine shivering brace yourself for the awfulness that is Hold Me Tight tho.

How gracious. If there's anything "dreadful" about PL for you, may it be, to each his own.

But why do you name one of the most elaborate, most acclaimed and most successful songs from their creative and commercial peak along with one of the weakest tracks from one of their earliest and weakest albums??

I have no problems with other people having different opinions, but I don't get all of yours...

And since this thread is about chords, first masterstroke is the change from A to Aminor (original might be in Bb, I just play it in A), and then following chords which are basically Am with F# and then F and then E4 - E

It's originally in B, but I totally agree with you about the brilliance of the chord progression.

I get the sense that many, if not most, people on this forum think relatively poorly of "Penny Lane."

Interesting. How did you get that sense??

And how and why would anyone think poorly of this song?!

Possibly from me for one. Never got the love-in the song gets, its nice to listen to but stirs up little emotion or anything in me. One of the songs in the 'good track but there is far better aka ho hum' category.

When i listened to the MMT album (which now does not occur since i cut it up in my itunes library) ...]]>

Analyzing the chord structure is one of my favorite things to do, but analyzing all the melodies is hell of a job. I just recently got the book "The Beatles Complete Scores" where you can look all the correct melodies in the bass, additional drum fills and more, which tends to be an fine book for me.

The chord structure on "All I've Got To Do" is one of the most underrated songs you could analyze. Starting on the mystical chord E+ leading to the chord ...]]>

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:19:17 -0500Ben Ramon on Chord Structurehttps://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/recording-and-musicology/chord-structure/#p51708
Recording and musicologyhttps://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/recording-and-musicology/chord-structure/#p51708I can understand people thinking poorly of Penny Lane but if you ask me it's a definitive baroque-pop classic, lovely instrumentation and a very good case of ammunition against people who think Macca is a poor lyricist or cannot marry music and words in an effective way.
]]>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:02:22 -0500Into the Sky with Diamonds on Chord Structurehttps://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/recording-and-musicology/chord-structure/#p51701
Recording and musicologyhttps://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/recording-and-musicology/chord-structure/#p51701Ben Ramon said, "McCartney's chord-sequence masterstroke for me though is Penny Lane"

I get the sense that many, if not most, people on this forum think relatively poorly of "Penny Lane."

But I agree with Ben Ramon. I never noticed the chord structure but the imagery and melody have always been enough to put this song among my favorites.

It's maybe a glimpse into their mind, and I think it's a glimpse into McCartney's mind. I think (or feel) that this exuberance, this fearlessness and mastery is not Lennon's. You "hear" things like, Paul's songs were "vertical" while John's were more horizontal, and that seems often true when examining melodies. But play the chords, and you see how adventuresome McCartney was, how novel, unexpected, wonderful. Most Johns songs, nice as they may be, are not really interesting to play.

I don't think this is necessarily true- Julia in particular has always caught my attention as a John ...]]>

Analyzing the chord structure is one of my favorite things to do, but analyzing all the melodies is hell of a job. I just recently got the book "The Beatles Complete Scores" where you can look all the correct melodies in the bass, additional drum fills and more, which tends to be an fine book for me.

The chord structure on "All I've Got To Do" is one of the most underrated songs you could analyze. Starting on the mystical chord E+ leading to the chord C#m and back ...]]>